Teams Virginia Tech 2019 Roster ← 2018 2020 → 2019 Virginia Tech roster 116 players: 25 freshmen, 7 sophomores, 13 juniors, 4 seniors, 67 with no class listed. From 20 states and 1 other country; the most from Virginia (51) and North Carolina (17). The 2019 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 16 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 9 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 33 Deshawn McClease RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′9″ 190 Chesapeake, VA 843 rushing yards, 7 TD 4 Keshawn King RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Orange Park, FL 340 rushing yards, 2 TD 41 Terius Wheatley RB 6′0″ 200 Ann Arbor, MI 12 returns, 253 yards 30 Caleb Steward RB Fr. 5′11″ 210 Jacksonville, FL 85 rushing yards Jalen Holston RB 5′11″ 210 Stockbridge, GA 19 rushing yards 8 Tahj Gary RB 5′8″ 220 Atlanta, GA 24 rushing yards 37 Carter Rivenburg RB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Swoope, VA 38 Nashun Overton RB 5′6″ 165 Suffolk, VA 46 Malik Bell RB Fr. 6′0″ 230 Mineral, VA
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 11 Tre Turner WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 190 Greensboro, NC 34 catches, 553 yards, 4 TD 7 Damon Hazelton WR 6′3″ 215 Baltimore, MD 31 catches, 524 yards, 8 TD 9 Tayvion Robinson WR Fr. 5′11″ 194 Virginia Beach, VA 30 catches, 398 yards, 1 TD 6 Hezekiah Grimsley WR 6′0″ 185 Williamsburg, VA 10 catches, 170 yards, 2 TD 80 Kaleb Smith WR Fr. 6′2″ 222 Bumpass, VA 9 catches, 121 yards, 1 TD 8 Phil Patterson WR Jr. 6′2″ 195 Virginia Beach, VA 6 catches, 72 yards, 1 TD 14 Jaden Payoute WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Chesterfield, VA 1 tackle 6 Darryle Simmons WR 6′3″ 211 Philadelphia, PA 1 catch, 0 yards 18 William Kakavitsas WR 6′1″ 194 Charlotte, NC 31 Trevor Jackson WR 6′3″ 187 Leesburg, VA 34 Tink Boyd WR RS 5′10″ 186 Chesterfield, VA 40 Travis Williams WR Fr. 6′3″ 212 Lorton, VA 48 Nikia Peerman WR RS 6′3″ 187 Gladys, VA 88 Jacoby Pinckney WR 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′1″ 210 Spartanburg, SC 94 Conner Dusenbury WR 6′0″ 175 Richmond, VA 97 Keondré Banks WR 5′11″ 185 Raleigh, NC
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 82 James Mitchell TE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 242 Big Stone Gap, VA 21 catches, 363 yards, 2 TD 29 Dalton Keene TE Jr. 6′4″ 251 Littleton, CO 20 catches, 236 yards, 5 TD 38 Ty Eller TE Fr. 6′2″ 235 Newton, NC 42 Cole Blaker TE Fr. 6′3″ 231 Narrows, VA 86 Nick Gallo TE 6′4″ 245 Richboro, PA 89 Drake Deiuliis TE 6′5″ 240 Charlotte, NC 92 Sam Brooks TE 6′2″ 210 Rockville, VA
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 60 Silas Dzansi OL Fr. 6′5″ 335 Woodbridge, VA 1 tackle 50 Will Pritchard OL Fr. 6′2″ 301 Moseley, VA 51 Gene Kastelburg OL So. 6′0″ 308 Richmond, VA 51 Louis Mihota OL RS 6′2″ 285 Fredericksburg, VA 52 Austin Cannon OL Jr. 6′2″ 332 Mechanicsville, VA 54 Lecitus Smith OL Fr. 6′3″ 320 Fitzgerald, GA 56 Joe Kane OL Fr. 6′2″ 301 Wake Forest, NC 57 John Harris OL Fr. 6′3″ 303 Hoschton, GA 58 Walker Culver OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Soddy Daisy, TN 61 Bryan Hudson OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′5″ 305 Georgetown, KY 62 Gabe Sesco OL Fr. 6′6″ 265 Bluefield, VA 69 Luke Tenuta OL RS 6′7″ 315 Crozet, VA 71 T.J. Jackson OL Jr. 6′6″ 377 Cumberland, VA 72 Doug Nester OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′7″ 319 Huntington, WV 72 Jesse Hanson OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Blue Ridge, VA 75 Zachariah Hoyt OL Jr. 6′5″ 310 Salem, VA 76 Brock Hoffman OL 6′3″ 317 Statesville, NC 77 OL So. 6′5″ 314 Upper Marlboro, MD 79 Tyrell Smith OL So. 6′3″ 300 North Brunswick, NJ
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 8 Emmanuel Belmar DL 6′2″ 255 Suwanee, GA 39 tackles, 4 sacks 5 Jarrod Hewitt DL Jr. 6′1″ 280 Venice, FL 33 tackles, 4 sacks 36 DaShawn Crawford DL So. 6′0″ 290 Bay Springs, MS 27 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT 45 TyJuan Garbutt DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 255 Fredericksburg, VA 31 tackles, 1 sack 3 Norell Pollard DL 6′0″ 285 Apopka, FL 22 tackles, 3 sacks 41 Jaylen Griffin DL 6′1″ 256 Rome, GA 19 tackles, 2.5 sacks 22 Mario Kendricks DL 6′0″ 294 Kissimmee, FL 12 tackles, 2 sacks 46 Eli Adams DL Fr. 5′11″ 230 Rock Hill, SC 18 tackles 90 Jaevon Becton DL Fr. 6′4″ 255 Virginia Beach, VA 12 tackles 94 Robert Porcher IV DE 6′3″ 255 Orlando, FL 3 tackles, 1 sack 92 Jaden Cunningham DL Fr. 6′2″ 306 Lithonia, GA 1 tackle 6 Josh Fuga DL 6′2″ 308 Woodbridge, VA 11 Amare Barno DL Fr. 6′6″ 235 Blythewood, SC 35 Zion Debose DE 6′2″ 250 Salisbury, NC 53 Aiden Brown DL So. 6′2″ 290 Silver Spring, MD 94 Nigel Simmons DL RS 6′2″ 250 Newport News, VA 99 Maxx Philpott DL RS 6′0″ 295 Salem, VA
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 23 Rayshard Ashby LB Jr. 5′10″ 245 Chesterfield, VA 119 tackles, 5 sacks 4 Dax Hollifield LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 245 Shelby, NC 68 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 INT 34 Alan Tisdale LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 232 Greensboro, NC 52 tackles, 3 sacks 44 Dylan Rivers LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 237 Stephens City, VA 5 tackles 12 Keshon Artis LB 6′0″ 246 Chesapeake, VA 2 tackles 47 Dean Ferguson LB 6′2″ 225 Sterling, VA 1 tackle 19 J.R. Walker LB 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′0″ 223 Clayton, NC 30 Tyler Matheny LB RS 6′1″ 227 Fairfax, VA 38 Amaré Barno LB 6′6″ 235 Blythewood, SC 48 Daniel Griffith LB Jr. 6′0″ 232 Chesapeake, VA 48 Matt Johnson LB RS 6′0″ 226 Glen Allen, VA 50 Ben Skinner LB RS 6′1″ 228 Spotsylvania, VA 50 Michael Peterson LB 6′1″ 215 Fort Mill, SC 50 Tre Maxwell LB 6′0″ 198 Centreville, VA
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 1 Chamarri Conner DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 206 Jacksonville, FL 68 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT 17 Divine Deablo DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 226 Winston-salem, NC 84 tackles, 1 INT 1 Reggie Floyd DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 222 Manassas, VA 69 tackles 2 Jermaine Waller DB 6′1″ 180 Washington, DC 46 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3 INT 3 DB So. 6′2″ 207 Maiden, NC 20 tackles, 4 INT 9 Armani Chatman DB 6′0″ 205 Virginia Beach, VA 22 tackles 1 Khalil Ladler DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Stone Mountain, GA 18 tackles 7 Devon Hunter DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 220 Chesapeake, VA 16 tackles 8 Brion Murray DB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Milford, DE 11 tackles, 1 INT 26 Jovonn Quillen DB Sr. 6′0″ 188 Hampton, VA 14 tackles 18 Tyree Rodgers DB 6′1″ 185 Camden, NJ 3 tackles 2 Jeremy Webb DB Fr. 6′4″ 205 East Mims, FL 1 tackle 21 Nadir Thompson DB 5′10″ 180 Rocky Mount, NC 1 tackle 5 Nasir Peoples S 6′0″ 200 Abington, PA 16 Luke Bussel S RS 6′1″ 210 Chesapeake, VA 29 Ishmiel Seisay DB Sr. 5′9″ 198 Springfield, VA 32 Hunter Green DB RS 6′1″ 177 Knoxville, TN 39 Byron Whitehead DB RS 6′3″ 226 Newark, NJ 97 Keondre Banks DB Jr. 5′11″ 180 Raleigh, NC
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 93 Brian Johnson PK Jr. 6′1″ 185 Washington, DC 19 of 23 field goals 91 Oscar Bradburn P Jr. 6′1″ 218 Sydney, NSW 53 punts, 46.5 average 96 John Parker Romo PK So. 5′11″ 175 Peachtree City, GA 8 punts, 44.3 average 97 Oscar Shadley LS 6′0″ 265 Naples, FL 1 tackle 48 Sam DeLuke LS RS 5′11″ 235 Wake Forest, NC 85 C.J. Scott LS Fr. 5′10″ 240 Virginia Beach, VA 92 Mark Applegate PK 5′11″ 155 Fairfax, VA 98 Caleb Quick PK Fr. 6′1″ 180 Westfield, IN 99 Justin Pollock LS RS 6′2″ 235 Amelia Court House, VA
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 14 Cole Beck ATH RS 6′1″ 195 Blacksburg, VA
Devon Hunter, Keshon Artis, Luke Bussel, Deshawn McClease, Daniel Griffith Phil Patterson, Armani Chatman, Tayvion Robinson, C.J. Scott, Jaevon Becton Josh Fuga, Ishmiel Seisay, Travis Williams, Silas Dzansi Hendon Hooker, Tre Turner, Alan Tisdale Jaden Payoute, Rayshard Ashby, Tink Boyd Chamarri Conner, Caleb Steward Khalil Ladler, Jaden Cunningham Reggie Floyd, Tre Maxwell Jermaine Waller, Brian Johnson Nasir Peoples, Nick Gallo Darryle Simmons, Tyree Rodgers Knox Kadum, Jaylen Griffin Amare Barno, Amaré Barno William Kakavitsas, Drake Deiuliis Jovonn Quillen, Nigel Simmons Tyler Matheny, Mark Applegate TyJuan Garbutt, Louis Mihota Sam DeLuke, Joe Kane Gene Kastelburg, Conner Dusenbury Zachariah Hoyt, Maxx Philpott Keondre Banks, Keondré Banks Jeremy Webb Caleb Farley Norell Pollard Dax Hollifield Keshawn King Braxton Burmeister Jarrod Hewitt Ryan Willis Hezekiah Grimsley Damon Hazelton Brion Murray Emmanuel Belmar Tahj Gary Cole Beck Quincy Patterson II Divine Deablo J.R. Walker Nadir Thompson Mario Kendricks Dalton Keene Trevor Jackson Hunter Green Zion Debose DaShawn Crawford Carter Rivenburg Nashun Overton Ty Eller Byron Whitehead Terius Wheatley Cole Blaker Dylan Rivers Eli Adams Malik Bell Dean Ferguson Matt Johnson Nikia Peerman Ben Skinner Michael Peterson Will Pritchard Austin Cannon Aiden Brown Lecitus Smith John Harris Walker Culver Bryan Hudson Gabe Sesco Luke Tenuta T.J. Jackson Doug Nester Jesse Hanson Brock Hoffman Christian Darrisaw Tyrell Smith Kaleb Smith James Mitchell Jacoby Pinckney Sam Brooks Robert Porcher IV John Parker Romo Oscar Shadley Caleb Quick Justin Pollock Jalen Holston VA 51 NC 17 GA 10 FL 9 SC 5 Hometowns of the 2019 Virginia Tech roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Virginia 51 North Carolina 17 Georgia 10 Florida 9 South Carolina 5 Pennsylvania 3 Maryland 3 New Jersey 3 Top counties Virginia Beach city, Virginia pop. 456,000 5 Chesapeake city, Virginia pop. 253,000 5 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 4 Fairfax County, Virginia pop. 1.1 million 3 Guilford County, North Carolina pop. 548,000 3 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2019 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Hendon Hooker QB4-star recruit
Christian Darrisaw OL
Caleb Farley DB